Raksha Bandhan and Janmashtami in 2028

Raksha Bandhan 2028 is Saturday 5 August on the majority of lists. One calendar prints the 4th. Krishna Janmashtami is Sunday 13 August. Ganesh Chaturthi follows on 23 August. The month is a stack of tithis, not one “auspicious August.”

July 2028 holds a lunar eclipse around the 6th and a solar eclipse around the 22nd. Neither is Rakhi. If a forward tells you to skip the thread because of a July grahan, it has collapsed a month into a mood. Tie the thread on Shravana Purnima. Fast for Janmashtami on the ashtami your tradition names. Let Ganapati have his own chaturthi.

Eight days, two stories

A rakhi is a promise between living people. Janmashtami is a midnight birth story. They can share a season and still refuse to share a shopping list. Shani is in Mesha. The thread will not end Sade Sati for a Mesha Moon, and it does not have to try.

How eclipses and rites stay separate is sutak and visibility.

Questions people keep asking

When is Raksha Bandhan in 2028?

5 August 2028 in most lists. Confirm the purnima at sunrise if your city prints the 4th.

When is Janmashtami in 2028?

13 August 2028 on the major lists. Midnight ashtami is still the rule if your sampradaya uses it.